Exploring English Grammar
From formal to functional
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- $97.99
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- $97.99
Publisher Description
This engaging textbook bridges the gap between traditional and functional grammar. Starting with a traditional approach, students will develop a firm grasp of traditional tools for analysis and learn how SFG (Systemic Functional Grammar) can be used to enrich the traditional formal approach.
Using a problem-solving approach, readers explore how grammatical structures function in different contexts by using a wide variety of thought-provoking and motivating texts including advertisements, cartoons, phone calls and chatroom dialogue. Each chapter focuses on a real world issue or problem that can be investigated linguistically, such as "mis"-translation or problems arising from a communication disorder. By working on these problems, students will become equipped to understand and analyze formal and functional grammar in different genres and styles.
With usable and accessible activities throughout, Exploring English Grammar is ideal for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students of English language and linguistics.
Customer Reviews
Excellent for lingustic students
Excellent book for lingusitc students in MA studies. Although the ebook is useful for searching, I feel having the physical book would be better for the activities. An alternative may be recoding the book to allow users to input answers easily.
I would highly recommend this book for teachers who wish to brush up on grammar and find functional ways to aid their students. Students in undergraduate or post-graduate studies will tremendously benefit as it will aid them in their academic writing - many later chapters show easy ways to make your writing flow and have a higher level of academic abstraction.